Potentially Suspicious Inline JavaScript Execution via NodeJS Binary
Detects potentially suspicious inline JavaScript execution using Node.js with specific keywords in the command line.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- LinuxmacOSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Legitimate scripts using Node.js with these modules
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/04/15/threat-actors-misuse-node-js-to-deliver-malware-and-other-malicious-payloads/ | 2 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 8537c866-072e-460d-bfff-aaf39cbd73d3
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.execution
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1